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. >> reporter: meteorologists were able to track hurricane sandy using federal satellites. will they still be able to spend what they need? >> satellite controls navigation. that system won't be put in place. >> reporter: we could see the slowdowns at some airports. >> the faa will need to take some controllers out of the towers. they will be selective about how they do that and they said that they would not cut back on the major towers. >> reporter: fuller says everybody will be incon convenienced, but worse? >> just about everybody will see their taxes go up. >> reporter: people that work will see their payroll taxes go up and people that itemized won't be able to deduct child care expenses because congress has not continued those reductions. small businesses will lose money because of changes in the inheritance tax. >> we basically lose the gain that we have made and achieved over the last three years. we lose most of the jobs that have been added and we are back to the deficit of the reduction again. >> reporter: when people have less money to spend or have lost their j
. >> reporter: meteorologists were able to track hurricane sandy using federal satellites. will they still be able to spend what they need? >> satellite controls navigation. that system won't be put in place. >> reporter: we could see the slowdowns at some airports. >> the faa will need to take some controllers out of the towers. they will be selective about how they do that and they said that they would not cut back on the major towers. >> reporter: fuller says...
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we'll check in with efforts in the wake of hurricane sandy. >>> local crews tapped to help in sandy's aftermath started coming back hem today. virginia's task force one based in chantilly arrived at their home base just before noon and maryland's equivalent came home hours later. they helped in new york and new jersey with recovery efforts. >>> we're putting our money where you like it to help with sandy relief. just log on to facebook and like our wusa9 facebook page. we are donating $1 to the american red cross for every like our page gets. anita. >>> you got to hand it to storm victims in new jersey and new york, many with no power for more than a week now but today they still came out to vote. in the rock away section of new york city they brought in generators to power up makeshift polling spots. voters have been streaming in all day long. folks in hard hit parts of new jersey have been told they can vote by e-mail or fax. >>> still ahead, dualing campaigns -- dueling campaigns and dualing planes, to the presidential candidates' election night headquarters coming up. >>> candidat
we'll check in with efforts in the wake of hurricane sandy. >>> local crews tapped to help in sandy's aftermath started coming back hem today. virginia's task force one based in chantilly arrived at their home base just before noon and maryland's equivalent came home hours later. they helped in new york and new jersey with recovery efforts. >>> we're putting our money where you like it to help with sandy relief. just log on to facebook and like our wusa9 facebook page. we are...
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a new storm is threatening to hamper recovery efforts in areas hit by hurricane sandy. nearly a million and a half homes and businesses remain without power as cold temperatures arrive. the new storm is expected to hit tomorrow. >>> the first ballots of election day were cast in new hampshire. president obama and mitt romney each got five votes. we're going to be here all night. the president will wait for today's results in chicago. mitt romney will wait in boston. >>> in virginia, they're scrambling to get out the vote the old fashioned way, door to door. new poll shows the race there is a virtual dead heat. as wyatt andrews tells us, the campaign with the better ground game will probably take the state. >> reporter: if you live in virginia, the race for president has become a race to the front door. a ground game sprint by both campaigns to knock on hundreds of thousands of doors, to plead with their own supporters, to show up on election day. we watched romney volunteer mackie christiansen in leesburg, virginia. >> reporter: is this closing the deal? >> we need the
a new storm is threatening to hamper recovery efforts in areas hit by hurricane sandy. nearly a million and a half homes and businesses remain without power as cold temperatures arrive. the new storm is expected to hit tomorrow. >>> the first ballots of election day were cast in new hampshire. president obama and mitt romney each got five votes. we're going to be here all night. the president will wait for today's results in chicago. mitt romney will wait in boston. >>> in...
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. >>> up next, your wednesday morning weather and victims of hurricane sandy get out and vote. many traveling far and wide just to cast their ballots. day at t, went home and fed her family. now she's helping her community. no wonder it's hard to focus on her own needs. but she's got one a day women's, a complete multivitamin with key nutrients women may need all in one pill. because our focus is you. the latest thing to wear with beautiful tops. beautiful underarms. wear with toga tops, yoga tops, and va-va-voom tops. dove go sleeveless makes underarms soft and smooth in just five days. effective protection. beautiful result. >>> here's a look at the weather. new york, rain and snow. miami, sunny and 79. chicago, 48. dallas, sunny and 76. clouds and sunny in l.a., 76. a nor'easter is forecast to hit the northeast. expect strong winds, beach erosion, shore line flooding and a storm surge of up to four feet. up to three inches of rain is possible for parts of new england. snow could drop from delaware to maine. the rest of the country is expected to be dry, but there could be ra
. >>> up next, your wednesday morning weather and victims of hurricane sandy get out and vote. many traveling far and wide just to cast their ballots. day at t, went home and fed her family. now she's helping her community. no wonder it's hard to focus on her own needs. but she's got one a day women's, a complete multivitamin with key nutrients women may need all in one pill. because our focus is you. the latest thing to wear with beautiful tops. beautiful underarms. wear with toga...
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but sandy could not wipe out election day. jim axelrod is in hoboken, new jersey. >> sandy didn't stop me from voting! >> reporter: nothing would stop nelly moreno from voting. four feet of water swept through her neighborhood in hoboken last week. at any point did you think "forget it, this year i'm not voting "? >> no. on the contrary. it motivated me to come out. >> reporter: volunteers scrubbed all weekend to get the polls ready. 800 polling places were without power in new jersey saturday. today it's fewer than a hundred. this mobile voting precinct delivered mail-in ballots along the jersey shore. on staten island, some votes were cast by flashlight. >> here to vote? come on in! >> reporter: new york and new jersey voters displaced by the storm can vote at any polling place. that contributed to long lines and some confusion. i thought people were supposed to be able to vote wherever they wanted. >> yeah, it's not happening. >> reporter: but maureen mcdonald was grateful to vote inside this tent in far rockaway new york.
but sandy could not wipe out election day. jim axelrod is in hoboken, new jersey. >> sandy didn't stop me from voting! >> reporter: nothing would stop nelly moreno from voting. four feet of water swept through her neighborhood in hoboken last week. at any point did you think "forget it, this year i'm not voting "? >> no. on the contrary. it motivated me to come out. >> reporter: volunteers scrubbed all weekend to get the polls ready. 800 polling places were...
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after hurricane sandy. so you got to -- send your hats off to all the crews heading up to the areas this morning. back to you. >> thank you kristin. good news on outages to report for you. dominion virginia is reporting -- bge is close to restoring power to all of its d.c. regional customers, bge reports -- >>> well, dominion, bge and other utility companies are getting the last customers restored. pepco was one of the first to complete all of its restoration work from sandy. of course pepco as we well know has been highly criticized in the past for its reliant. only our chin -- reliability. only our surae chinn was invited. >> reporter: we were the only outside camera crew invited when the energy secretary thanked the linemen, and for the first time in recent history, the utility company is being praised, not criticized. >> we finished our clean-up and restation yesterday. >> reporter: steven chu is giving the unchaining heroes credit for a job well done. lineman don gala -- >> thank you. >> reporter: has
after hurricane sandy. so you got to -- send your hats off to all the crews heading up to the areas this morning. back to you. >> thank you kristin. good news on outages to report for you. dominion virginia is reporting -- bge is close to restoring power to all of its d.c. regional customers, bge reports -- >>> well, dominion, bge and other utility companies are getting the last customers restored. pepco was one of the first to complete all of its restoration work from sandy. of...
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first it was sandy. ten days later a nor'easter it seems the people of new york and new jersey can't catch a break. high winds, heavy snow, whipped the boardwalk in rockaway beach queens in new york and many people are not leaving. they're not budging. authorities say they are working around the clock trying to restore power and pump all of the flood water back out to sea. >> we want to be aggressive about protecting our community. >> there are still nearly 800,000 homes and businesses without power from the superstorm sandy: last week dominion electric sent 1500 crews from virginia to help the north restore the power in new york and new jersey and more on how it's impacking air travel and we'll have that locally in a couple can of minutes -- in a couple of minutes. >>> but first other news now. d.c. authorities say faulty water heater sent carbon monoxide through the home here in northwest. this is 9:00 this morning on the street in northwest. which is near illinois avenue. medics examined six people li
first it was sandy. ten days later a nor'easter it seems the people of new york and new jersey can't catch a break. high winds, heavy snow, whipped the boardwalk in rockaway beach queens in new york and many people are not leaving. they're not budging. authorities say they are working around the clock trying to restore power and pump all of the flood water back out to sea. >> we want to be aggressive about protecting our community. >> there are still nearly 800,000 homes and...
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for everyone who does we'll donate $1 to the american red cross sandy relief fund. so far the american red cross has taken in more than $85 million. >>> well, it's just about under way in our area, the first voters around here are casting ballots in about 10 minutes when the polls open in virginia. and after being an automatic win for republicans for decades, the commonwealth voted for president obama four years ago. >> will virginia swing back to red this year? andrea mccarren tracked down some undecideds. she said they're not apathetic or indifferent, they just haven't made up their minds. >> when is the election? [ laughter ] >> what are the names of the two people running? >>reporter: late night television has had a field day with undecided voters. >> so why are you undecided? what goes on up here? what goes on up here? >> i still can't decide who to go with. i know where i lean, but i don't -- i can't say for certainty that that's what i'm going to do come tomorrow. >>reporter: on the eve of one of the most hotly contested presidential elections in history, we
for everyone who does we'll donate $1 to the american red cross sandy relief fund. so far the american red cross has taken in more than $85 million. >>> well, it's just about under way in our area, the first voters around here are casting ballots in about 10 minutes when the polls open in virginia. and after being an automatic win for republicans for decades, the commonwealth voted for president obama four years ago. >> will virginia swing back to red this year? andrea mccarren...
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and so probably we won't see another sandy. i think that's okay too. >> i think that's enough. >> right. >>> all right, we'll start with a live look outside. this is our live weather cam. that's just about 10 degrees above average. still a couple sprinkles here and there. dew points are in the 30s. the pressure is still rising. 2.9 inches. rising since about tuesday. here is a look at your radar. just a little shower activity, pushing across, well, i-95 and the baltimore washington parkway here. a little bit of the leftover shower is still back here in extreme western fairfax county. but if you are headed up, you know, through laurel, up i-95 towards baltimore, then you will probably have a wet commute on your way home. nothing heavy, but just enough as sandy is still annoying. temperatures, 46 in rockville and gaithersburg. 47 in bethesda as we are looking at 47 in vienna and fairfax a. little chilly out. there 49 at college park and 49 in bowie. so now cool weather will continue in early show -- an early shower tonight. still
and so probably we won't see another sandy. i think that's okay too. >> i think that's enough. >> right. >>> all right, we'll start with a live look outside. this is our live weather cam. that's just about 10 degrees above average. still a couple sprinkles here and there. dew points are in the 30s. the pressure is still rising. 2.9 inches. rising since about tuesday. here is a look at your radar. just a little shower activity, pushing across, well, i-95 and the baltimore...
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and that was on monday at the height of sandy. and less than 24 hours later, the city came to take it away. >> it was kind of amazing on how quickly they came to deal with that issue. >> reporter: and if you thought that was a surprise, here is where it gets good. >> when i came home from work around 6:00 that evening, walking on to my porch, there was this lovely little thing here. >> reporter: and one for every apartment in the house, all made out of wood, presumably from the downed monster tree. though no one knows for sure. >> i started asking more people, are you sure you're not the one that did this? and everyone, they are like no. >> reporter: so for now, all we know is after the darkness comes a little life. and a little light humor. >> it is all a mystery. so sad. so it is great. >> reporter: if you're the hurricane ferry, reach out to us on facebook. we would love to hear from you. in woodley park, 9news. >> that is heartbreak -- that is really cool. >> yes, i like that a lot. >> me too. >> i like the whole thing. >>> a
and that was on monday at the height of sandy. and less than 24 hours later, the city came to take it away. >> it was kind of amazing on how quickly they came to deal with that issue. >> reporter: and if you thought that was a surprise, here is where it gets good. >> when i came home from work around 6:00 that evening, walking on to my porch, there was this lovely little thing here. >> reporter: and one for every apartment in the house, all made out of wood, presumably...
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hurricane sandy hindered search operations for 64-year-old mohammed yazdani. this morning fairfax police were able to resume the search. teams covered a park where bloodhounds first received the scent. he suffers from dementia. >> please, he's somebody's dad, he's somebody's brother, he's somebody's husband, he's some bed's near and dear friend. he doesn't pose a threat or danger to anyone. if anyone knows anything, we ask that you please, please call the cops. >> he has walked away before but fever for this long. he was wearing sweat pants and shirts when he was last scene. >>> later tonight, joy comes in the middle of some difficult times. >> she is one heck of a story, that's for sure. >> the juxtaposition of the two is incredible. it gives you hope that there's always something good coming out of tragedy. >> a family addition in the middle of hurricane sandy. >>> but just ahead, a toddler's visit to the pittsburgh zoo turns incredibly tragic. >>> and we are tracking some very cold air moving into our region. we are going to see freeze warnings in effect fo
hurricane sandy hindered search operations for 64-year-old mohammed yazdani. this morning fairfax police were able to resume the search. teams covered a park where bloodhounds first received the scent. he suffers from dementia. >> please, he's somebody's dad, he's somebody's brother, he's somebody's husband, he's some bed's near and dear friend. he doesn't pose a threat or danger to anyone. if anyone knows anything, we ask that you please, please call the cops. >> he has walked away...
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post-superstorm sandy. several tunnels into new york city are still closed and the crossings that are open have a minimum three people per car requirement. now that requirement of course is not going to apply to these trucks from dominion power. they'll be joining crews from all over the country. in fact, yesterday the air force even flew in utility trucks from california to help restore power in the city. right now 1.7 million people are still without power in new jersey. 1.5million in new york. the goal is to have lower manhattan back on the grid by tomorrow. but it's going to take a lot longer for the other boroughs and suburbs to get back online and that's where all of these drews -- crews from virginia are likely going to come into play. they'll be the ones going into the suburbs and boroughs and of course the coastal communities in new jersey because you've seen the damage there. it's going to be a long time before all of the power is restored after sandy. back to you. >> kristin fisher live out at na
post-superstorm sandy. several tunnels into new york city are still closed and the crossings that are open have a minimum three people per car requirement. now that requirement of course is not going to apply to these trucks from dominion power. they'll be joining crews from all over the country. in fact, yesterday the air force even flew in utility trucks from california to help restore power in the city. right now 1.7 million people are still without power in new jersey. 1.5million in new...
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hurricane sandy has forced the game here. so game one, rfk stadium, tomorrow night, pretty cool. >> we're happy to be here. but, you know, for us, it was -- the goal was to get into the playoffs, then after that, we want the cup so we're in position to make some noise in these playoffs. >>> and another casualty of the nhl lockout, the league announcing today that the winter classic has been canceled. it is played annually right around new year's in an outdoor arena, but logistics for the game just became impossible. go to our facebook page. the ryan kerrigan jersey, we are giving it away. >>> that's it for us. the cbs evening news is next. >> and derek is back with our area's only local newscast at 7:00. we hope you have a great weekend. you certainly did he serve it after a weak like this where sandy came and hung out for awhile. >> a long while. >> good riddance. >> wusa9.com is always on.
hurricane sandy has forced the game here. so game one, rfk stadium, tomorrow night, pretty cool. >> we're happy to be here. but, you know, for us, it was -- the goal was to get into the playoffs, then after that, we want the cup so we're in position to make some noise in these playoffs. >>> and another casualty of the nhl lockout, the league announcing today that the winter classic has been canceled. it is played annually right around new year's in an outdoor arena, but logistics...
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driver -- for the victims of superstorm sandy. drivers in new york city now have to deal with the rationing of gasoline. motorists are allowed to fill up on alternate days depending on whether the last didn't of their license plate ends in an odd or even number. sandy cut power to filling stations make aring for a mess and a difficult -- making for a mess and a difficult time gassing up. >>> we'll start with temperatures tonight, high managed to climb to 58, still a little below our average of 61, but not bad, not as much wind today. now we're looking at 40s, a 39 in frederick, 47 downtown, 43 in gaithersburg, 41 in manassas and 46 in leesburg. so temps are going to fall but not like a stone tonight. temps will be in the 30s overnight. now satellite picture radar combined, we have clear skies, clouds back into the great lakes. they will stay north of us tonight and most of tomorrow. so clearand chilly tonight, maybe a one blanket night, lows 34 to 44. we'll come back, talk about a storm in the rockies and what that means to our we
driver -- for the victims of superstorm sandy. drivers in new york city now have to deal with the rationing of gasoline. motorists are allowed to fill up on alternate days depending on whether the last didn't of their license plate ends in an odd or even number. sandy cut power to filling stations make aring for a mess and a difficult -- making for a mess and a difficult time gassing up. >>> we'll start with temperatures tonight, high managed to climb to 58, still a little below our...
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we've seen amazing images from sandy. hurricane sandy over the past few days. now there's a new angle. check this out. this is the time lapse of the entire storm all in a minute. if you watch you can see the bands of rain and the water and the level of the water rising in the river there. and then once it gets dark, the lights go out. >>> did your parents ever tell you to close the front door when the ac was running? the d.c. council is considering a bill which would be similar to that demand. it would actually fine certain businesses which prop their doors open when the air conditioner was running. office buildings and big stores would be slapped with $100 fine the first time and after that, the fines would double each time. the bill would exempt small stores, hotels and restaurants. >>> country stars, big names and rock and roll all getting ready to take the stage to try to help hurricane victims. >> actress jodie foster is tapped for a lifetime achievement award. teresa garcia has those stories and more. >> reporter: nashville at the country music associatio
we've seen amazing images from sandy. hurricane sandy over the past few days. now there's a new angle. check this out. this is the time lapse of the entire storm all in a minute. if you watch you can see the bands of rain and the water and the level of the water rising in the river there. and then once it gets dark, the lights go out. >>> did your parents ever tell you to close the front door when the ac was running? the d.c. council is considering a bill which would be similar to that...
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sandy is keeping it a little bit -- us a little bit cloudy and cool. we should be in low 60s for highs for the beginning of november and only going to be in the mid 50s. i think a lot of people will be catching up on sleep as we get into the weekend. >> that extra hour. >> extra hour of sleep saturday night turning the clocks back. noon 52 and cloudy to mostly cloudy. a little bit breezy at times this afternoon. we're sitting at 9 in manassas and -- 39 in manassas and 46 up in baltimore. and annapolis. and 39 also across the bay in cambridge. one of the cooler spots but winds not too strong this morning so the windchills within that much lower than -- aren't that much lower than the actual temperatures upper 30s to low 40s. the bark worse than the bite on the radar here and we still have some areas of snow also at the higher elevations and some of those folks got over 30 inches of snow incredible storm that sandy was. and we're going to be recovering from sandy across east for quite some sometime. let's they can in with sam -- check in with monika samt
sandy is keeping it a little bit -- us a little bit cloudy and cool. we should be in low 60s for highs for the beginning of november and only going to be in the mid 50s. i think a lot of people will be catching up on sleep as we get into the weekend. >> that extra hour. >> extra hour of sleep saturday night turning the clocks back. noon 52 and cloudy to mostly cloudy. a little bit breezy at times this afternoon. we're sitting at 9 in manassas and -- 39 in manassas and 46 up in...
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she said this is what she did during sandy. it took her about three hours. >> that's awesome. >> and look at this. that is bryce harper. >> no. >> down be a clown, bro. [ laughing ] >> he's even got the rgiii socks on. dressed up. at least he has a sense of humor. >> oh. >> they're hoping the other players would tweet. not them. >> [ laughing ] >>> good night, everyone. happy halloween. >> bye bye.
she said this is what she did during sandy. it took her about three hours. >> that's awesome. >> and look at this. that is bryce harper. >> no. >> down be a clown, bro. [ laughing ] >> he's even got the rgiii socks on. dressed up. at least he has a sense of humor. >> oh. >> they're hoping the other players would tweet. not them. >> [ laughing ] >>> good night, everyone. happy halloween. >> bye bye.
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this is part of sandy, what's left of sandy spinning in ontario. you see some radar echos? well, we'll take you in, and we got a few light showers here and there. they are few and far between, but look at this, from burk back twoordz springfield and alexandria, we've got some light showers extending up into towards forestville here, just upper marlboro and central avenue in the county. parts of fredrick we've got some light sprinkles there as well and we're seeing a few light sprinkles out towards parts of west virginia, trying to head toward the winchester area. so some clouds, a couple of sprinkles and just a cool day. mid-40s up in the shenandoah valley, northern part, anyway. we're at 49, we've got 52 culpepper and even annapolis across the bay, we're holding out at the 41-degree mark. on the michael and son weather camera, mostly cloudy out of the capitol dome. light sprinkles being reported at reagan national right now. feeling like 45 with that eight mile per hour breeze out of the west/northwest. we have two storms around the country, one in the northwest and then t
this is part of sandy, what's left of sandy spinning in ontario. you see some radar echos? well, we'll take you in, and we got a few light showers here and there. they are few and far between, but look at this, from burk back twoordz springfield and alexandria, we've got some light showers extending up into towards forestville here, just upper marlboro and central avenue in the county. parts of fredrick we've got some light sprinkles there as well and we're seeing a few light sprinkles out...
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here is just one example of the mess sandy left behind. entire walls of this home were ripped apart and the living room is now covered in broken tree branches. but even for those people who ha home to come to the list of problems is daunting. staten island residents huddled around bomb fires as overnight temperatures dipped into the 30s. thousands have no electricity or heat. >> have two blankets. i try to stay under it and keep warm but not easy. >> reporter: with the mercury dropping and a nor'easter in the forecast this week city officials are scrambling to find shelter for as many as 40,000 people. this woman is trying to make her staten island home livable again. her first floor was flooded drowning her pet birds. >> got to take it little by little, step by step and try to get the help we need to start rebuilding. >> reporter: perfect strangers are helping with sunday's new york marathon cancelled a group of runners showed up at mary ellen's home. >> wonderful people. digging us out. it's just overwhelming. >> reporter: donation cente
here is just one example of the mess sandy left behind. entire walls of this home were ripped apart and the living room is now covered in broken tree branches. but even for those people who ha home to come to the list of problems is daunting. staten island residents huddled around bomb fires as overnight temperatures dipped into the 30s. thousands have no electricity or heat. >> have two blankets. i try to stay under it and keep warm but not easy. >> reporter: with the mercury...
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many were going back to work for the first time since sandy battered the city. many homes in new york and new jersey remainder without power. a nor'easter is expected to bring high winds and heavy rains to the area on wednesday. the hardest hit neighborhoods in staten island are trying to prepare for the worst while they begin to clean up. i'm standing on the foundations of a home picked up by the storm and swept away. it landed half a mile from here. the structure behind me is the second floor of a neighbor's home. pedro crier ray escaped the storm using a neighbor's roof as a life raft. >> reporter: you floated out of here on your neighbor's roof? with your bullfrog? >> it was safe. >> reporter: as many as 40 though new york city residents were left homeless by the storm. schools reopened today. city council speaker christine quinn helped serve breakfast at one public school. >> it is such a big problem that schools don't have heat. >> reporter: in new jersey there were signs the gas crunch is beginning to ease. almost 20 cars were lined up here while the gas
many were going back to work for the first time since sandy battered the city. many homes in new york and new jersey remainder without power. a nor'easter is expected to bring high winds and heavy rains to the area on wednesday. the hardest hit neighborhoods in staten island are trying to prepare for the worst while they begin to clean up. i'm standing on the foundations of a home picked up by the storm and swept away. it landed half a mile from here. the structure behind me is the second floor...
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for everyone who does, we will donate a dollar to the american red cross sandy relief fund. so far the american red cross has taken in nearly $85 million. that money is going to shelters, food, water and relief supplies. >>> here's a look at some of the other stories making news now this morning. investigators are searching through the missing persons database, trying to find the identity of a badly decomposed body. it was discovered saturday near some power lines in spotsylvania. police say they're unable to tell the person's race or gender. right now the death is being considered suspicious. >>> a deadly accident object bre led to delays for people trying to get home last night. at about 7:30 last night a person was struck on the train tracks on cherry hill road in prince george's county. no word yet on the victim's identity. some passengers were stuck on the train for two hours until another train could get to them to continue their trip home. >>> 4:36, chilly, but a nice day waking up to election day today. most of the country will see it that way. howard will be back wi
for everyone who does, we will donate a dollar to the american red cross sandy relief fund. so far the american red cross has taken in nearly $85 million. that money is going to shelters, food, water and relief supplies. >>> here's a look at some of the other stories making news now this morning. investigators are searching through the missing persons database, trying to find the identity of a badly decomposed body. it was discovered saturday near some power lines in spotsylvania....
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it is not going to be sandy but they certainly don't need this. we are looking at clear skies today and tonight, mid-20s in the cold spot tonight, tomorrow it looks like a good deal of sunshine. now in the battleground states on election day, nevada into colorado look at that nice sunshine there. 83 vegas, 16 in denver. western iowa looks fine. in dubuque looks wet and chilly. around 40 ohio. no excuses there for voting. same in new hampshire. it will be cold in 30s and 40s, wilmington and asheville and even charlotte may be looking at rain before the day is over. in western florida the weather looks good, jacksonville down to orlando. wet showers and thunderstorms on election day. 52 today, tonight 20s and 30s. tomorrow around 30 on election day. wednesday nor'easter, 45. there is potential, not saying it is set in stone, but want you to be aware that late wednesday night we may get wintry weather we'll have to deal with. look at this, we are going to warm up nicely. we should be back well into the 60s. the heart walk saturday morning, looking fo
it is not going to be sandy but they certainly don't need this. we are looking at clear skies today and tonight, mid-20s in the cold spot tonight, tomorrow it looks like a good deal of sunshine. now in the battleground states on election day, nevada into colorado look at that nice sunshine there. 83 vegas, 16 in denver. western iowa looks fine. in dubuque looks wet and chilly. around 40 ohio. no excuses there for voting. same in new hampshire. it will be cold in 30s and 40s, wilmington and...
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begins to assess sandy's nation caribbean nation sandy killed 71 people. the storm didn't make a direct hit but brought days of heavy rain. sandy destroyed 70% of haiti's crop. 21 people are still missing. >>> up next, your thursday morning weather and tall stories. we'll hear from the men who had to secure a run away crane atop a new york city high rise. >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. increasing clouds in new york. 53 degrees. mostly sunny in miami 80. mostly sunny in chicago 51 degrees. dallas 84. . l.a. 70 degrees. >>> let's check your national forecast. the remnants of sandy are now in canada but expect scattered rain, snow showers and strong breezes in mid-atlantic and parts of virginia. rain and snow showers will linger in michigan and ohio. rest of the midwest remains dry. out west the storm brings inland bringing showers to the northwest. the southwest stays dry. here in new york a crane that snapped from sandy's high winds continuing to dangle more than 70 stories up. it is right down the street from this build
begins to assess sandy's nation caribbean nation sandy killed 71 people. the storm didn't make a direct hit but brought days of heavy rain. sandy destroyed 70% of haiti's crop. 21 people are still missing. >>> up next, your thursday morning weather and tall stories. we'll hear from the men who had to secure a run away crane atop a new york city high rise. >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. increasing clouds in new york. 53 degrees. mostly sunny...
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election, by the way, four days away. >>> the cleanup from sandy continues. the death toll has reached 90. it's estimated the storm caused up to $50 billion in damage, making it the second costliest storm in u.s. history. >>> on new york's long island more than 600,000 customers are still without power. it's been four days since sandy's landfall and during these chilly november nights, many are just trying to keep warm. >> everything has been touched by sandy. >> reporter: jacqueline drives the local school bus in freport, but no power means no school and at home it means a lot of candles. >> i keep it lit, actually, but we watch it. i don't sleep. >> reporter: you don't sleep. what do you mean? >> i have to make sure that we don't burn down. >> reporter: her daughter, ebony thomas, is home to help her clean up her flooded basement. the dental office where thomas works is closed, too. but no power there likely means no paycheck. >> it's november 1st and bills need to be paid and i don't have money. >> reporter: it's come down to eating cans of tuna. no heat,
election, by the way, four days away. >>> the cleanup from sandy continues. the death toll has reached 90. it's estimated the storm caused up to $50 billion in damage, making it the second costliest storm in u.s. history. >>> on new york's long island more than 600,000 customers are still without power. it's been four days since sandy's landfall and during these chilly november nights, many are just trying to keep warm. >> everything has been touched by sandy. >>...
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-- see firsthand the damage from superstorm sandy. the president and governor chris christie flew in marine one to see the devastation from above. what they say were homes destroyed and streets still underwater. president obama promised the government will do whatever it can to help storm victims. >> we will follow-up to make sure that you get all the help that you need until you've rebuilt. >> reporter: not far away, the search for trapped or missing people on staten island continues. nypd rescued six people from rooftops on wednesday. there are signs that life is returning to normal in new york city. all three airports are open as of today. as is the new york stock exchange and broadway shows. but problems still persist. traffic in the city is nothing short of a nightmare, without public transportation wednesday, manhattan streets were clogged with people trying to get back to work. there are some good news -- there's some good news, subway and train service is starting up again today at least on a limited basis. >> i am declaring a
-- see firsthand the damage from superstorm sandy. the president and governor chris christie flew in marine one to see the devastation from above. what they say were homes destroyed and streets still underwater. president obama promised the government will do whatever it can to help storm victims. >> we will follow-up to make sure that you get all the help that you need until you've rebuilt. >> reporter: not far away, the search for trapped or missing people on staten island...
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we'll have the latest on sandy's aftermath tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> the polls are open in less than 24 hours and hard to believe there are still quite a few undecided voters out there. and didn't take long for andrew to track -- andrea to track them down. >> the undecided voters we met are actively researching the candidates. they just haven't made up their minds yet. >> when is the election? >> what are the names of the two people running? >> late night television has had a field day with undecided voters. >> why are you undecided? what goes on up here? what goes on up here? >> i still can't decide who to go with. i know where i lean but i can't say for certainty that's what i'm going to do come tomorrow. >> on the eve of one of the most happily contested presidential elections in history, we met people like paul. >> more of the that's the person i disagree with the least right now. we'll see what happens tomorrow. >> he's an educated 29-year-old professional. hispanic. christian and now conflicted . >> it was tough. there was a lot of people who expect you to vote based
we'll have the latest on sandy's aftermath tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> the polls are open in less than 24 hours and hard to believe there are still quite a few undecided voters out there. and didn't take long for andrew to track -- andrea to track them down. >> the undecided voters we met are actively researching the candidates. they just haven't made up their minds yet. >> when is the election? >> what are the names of the two people running? >> late...
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that's what's left of sandy. this monster storm still affecting us days and days late we are the coolness and the sun -- coolness and the unsettledness going orange. a few showers on the north carolina and virginia border and in the mountains again seeing some rain and snow showers there and you know if we have a sprinkle north of town today that wouldn't be the craziest thing. don't if surprised about that. generally a mix of sun and clouds and in the evening hours the sunsets and start to clear out some, looks like a generally clear to partly cloudy night and a cold night. we're dipping into the 30s near 40 in town and by the way. but low to mid-30s in most areas by saturday morning. saturday morning is going to be another breezy chilly morning. but a sunny day for the most part with highs tomorrow into the low 50s, might see somebody near 54 or 55. and then on sunday another disturbance, looks like it's going to pass down. the weekend looks dry just a little bit on the cool side. today 55. breezy. tonight we'l
that's what's left of sandy. this monster storm still affecting us days and days late we are the coolness and the sun -- coolness and the unsettledness going orange. a few showers on the north carolina and virginia border and in the mountains again seeing some rain and snow showers there and you know if we have a sprinkle north of town today that wouldn't be the craziest thing. don't if surprised about that. generally a mix of sun and clouds and in the evening hours the sunsets and start to...
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but i will tell you what, sandy will not let that grip go. we have breezes on the way and a couple of sprinkles. we'll start with temperatures. 10 degrees below average. high was 53. average high is still 64, which would be kind of nice, actually. right now, 51 downtown. but in the 40s in the burbs. 46 in good faithers -- gaithersburg. generally in the 40s in manassas and winchester. so a little bit on the chilly side outside. now, here's a look at the radar. couple showers with a couple sprinkles pushing on through. nothing heavy. everything is generally light. everything is just about across from howard county about to cross i-95 and get across the bay. so we will keep it early. maybe another hour or so with sprinkles. breezy and cold. lows 34 to about 42. winds westerly at 10 to 15. we'll come back and talk about when we're going to finally have a sunny day and a look ahead to your weekend. lots going on. redskins are in town. we'll have the latest. >> thank you, top. >>> we have new information about a father and husband, viciously beaten
but i will tell you what, sandy will not let that grip go. we have breezes on the way and a couple of sprinkles. we'll start with temperatures. 10 degrees below average. high was 53. average high is still 64, which would be kind of nice, actually. right now, 51 downtown. but in the 40s in the burbs. 46 in good faithers -- gaithersburg. generally in the 40s in manassas and winchester. so a little bit on the chilly side outside. now, here's a look at the radar. couple showers with a couple...
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and the super storm sandy hit hard. >>> we're back with the update of the impact of super storm sandy earlier on our own. we showed you the video earlier. and that tree came to rest on his bed. about 10 minutes after his wife had gotten up. and bruce has an update for us tonight. >> reporter: in a disaster, you would take comfort in small things. and my family, they are just overjoyed that the crane is here. days after the storm to take that tree off of our house. now there are so many broken houses that it is tough to get any tree service in. this job is particularly difficult because the tree is so massive and it -- and it is wedged into such a tight corner. my insurance company tells me that a couple of tree services, they refused to have anything to do with it. they got them to come in and they have this crane here as they are working to get it out. their trees are all the way around as they need to duck and weave just to get back there to the house to take the tree off. >> do you see this frequently? >> yes. >> and not just that. >> this is bad. and that it was probably 70 to 80
and the super storm sandy hit hard. >>> we're back with the update of the impact of super storm sandy earlier on our own. we showed you the video earlier. and that tree came to rest on his bed. about 10 minutes after his wife had gotten up. and bruce has an update for us tonight. >> reporter: in a disaster, you would take comfort in small things. and my family, they are just overjoyed that the crane is here. days after the storm to take that tree off of our house. now there are...
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we'll get to sandy in a minute. but first, a man accused of carrying out a series of pipe bomb attacks in virginia, is arrested, all the way across the country in montana. and as reporter peggy fox explains, the alleged bomber did not go down without a fight. >> reporter: three sheens of destruction, terrified residence, and a highly determined law enforcement community. that's what the pipe-bomb suspect fled on tuesday, from his home in stafford, virginia. he traveled 2,045 miles in two days. his flight would come to an end near belt, montana
we'll get to sandy in a minute. but first, a man accused of carrying out a series of pipe bomb attacks in virginia, is arrested, all the way across the country in montana. and as reporter peggy fox explains, the alleged bomber did not go down without a fight. >> reporter: three sheens of destruction, terrified residence, and a highly determined law enforcement community. that's what the pipe-bomb suspect fled on tuesday, from his home in stafford, virginia. he traveled 2,045 miles in two...
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but something about sandy hit her hard. she organized a food, clothing and supply drive that started yesterday at the city of fairfax police department. people have donated blankets, diapers, food, water. but they need more. the drive is going to continue today tomorrow and wednesday. everything donated will be driven up to new york and new jersey by captain kenyan and a few other fairfax police officers, and they will be driving it up in vehicles donated by a local car dealer. i know we have a lot going on, the election day is tomorrow. but this drive is going to conthroughout the day into tomorrow and you have until tomorrow evening to drop off any donations you want to get up north when these fairfax city police officers make the drive to help out our fellow new yorkers and all the people along the new jersey coast. back to you. >>> maryland's dream act is on this year's ballot and it is a hotly debated topic. this morning i have brad from help save maryland senator victor ramirez. they are here to present their sides on
but something about sandy hit her hard. she organized a food, clothing and supply drive that started yesterday at the city of fairfax police department. people have donated blankets, diapers, food, water. but they need more. the drive is going to continue today tomorrow and wednesday. everything donated will be driven up to new york and new jersey by captain kenyan and a few other fairfax police officers, and they will be driving it up in vehicles donated by a local car dealer. i know we have a...
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i had to get home to my son. >> sandy left 40,000 people in new york city homeless. more than a million people in new york and new jersey still don't have power. and another storm is on its way. >> the storm could bring more flooding although thankfully not of the scale that sandy did. >> commuting is tough as people wait on long lines for buses, trains and ferries. most new york city schools reopened today for the first time since sandy hit. >> all afternoon we've heard the helicopters overhead and the national guard has now arrived on staten island. people here are happy there will be help and aid. back to you. >> you can imagine how long they've been waiting. thank you. >>> medical vans are arriving tomorrow providing care and distributing much needed prescription drugs to residents who remain in their homes. >> as the hardship continues, the giving continues here in the washington area. all kinds of people and organizations are doing what they can to help sandy's many victims. >> the support for this initiative has been spectacular. >> as president of aol venture
i had to get home to my son. >> sandy left 40,000 people in new york city homeless. more than a million people in new york and new jersey still don't have power. and another storm is on its way. >> the storm could bring more flooding although thankfully not of the scale that sandy did. >> commuting is tough as people wait on long lines for buses, trains and ferries. most new york city schools reopened today for the first time since sandy hit. >> all afternoon we've heard...
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we'll look at local efforts to help hurricane sandy victims. coming up. >>> do you talk politics at work? i'll tell you how most people are handling this hot potato topic on the job. you are watching 9news now. >>> disney animation debuted at the top this weekend. the story tells of a film character who doesn't want to be cast as aville lenny more. the washington film called flight came in second place. argo hung in third and the man with the iron fist rounded it out. >>> the average american does this 256 times a year. is it blow their nose, donate to charity or cook a meal? >> peter wrote americans would be healthier if it were c, but probably a. >>> thank you for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >> thanks for joining us. mr. bernstein has lots to talk about. >> by wednesday that is when a nor'easter does come up the coast with rain and wind. weatherwise your day planner on this monday morning, likable and chilly. 46 by noon, 47 at 5:00. topping out at 50, 52. the
we'll look at local efforts to help hurricane sandy victims. coming up. >>> do you talk politics at work? i'll tell you how most people are handling this hot potato topic on the job. you are watching 9news now. >>> disney animation debuted at the top this weekend. the story tells of a film character who doesn't want to be cast as aville lenny more. the washington film called flight came in second place. argo hung in third and the man with the iron fist rounded it out....
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airlines are assessing the impact of sandy on their bottom lines and united airlines says it lost $90 million in sales last month. >>> priceline.com is buying rival online travel research company kayak. the deal is worth $1.8 billion. now kayak allows users to compare hundreds of flights travel sites rather while looking for flights hotels and rental cars. the deal still needs the approval of shareholders and regulators for kayak. some combinations there. >> i've never tried that? so much bigger than the other ones like orbitz and travelocity? >> it's the same type of thing. i find sometimes that i find lower prices on kayak. i don't like the user interphase quite as much but you can find some pretty good deals on there. >> i'll have to give it a shot. >> not bad. >>> movie shoot coming up. it's expected to slow down traffic in a big way in a key part of western montgomery county. we'll tell you where. >> we'll have more on that story, plus your weather, the warmup when we return in two minutes. >>> good morning. it's almost 4:45 this friday morning. howard has some good news for the
airlines are assessing the impact of sandy on their bottom lines and united airlines says it lost $90 million in sales last month. >>> priceline.com is buying rival online travel research company kayak. the deal is worth $1.8 billion. now kayak allows users to compare hundreds of flights travel sites rather while looking for flights hotels and rental cars. the deal still needs the approval of shareholders and regulators for kayak. some combinations there. >> i've never tried...
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. >>> on now to the continuing aftermath of super storm sandy. where victims in the heavily damaged parts in the northeast are keeping their eyes on the storm. a week after sandy, more than a million people in new york and new jersey are still in the dark tonight. there are gas shortages, mass transit problems and gridlocked traffic and the residents are just trying to get on with their lives. at least 110 people have died. and 40,000 in new york city are now homeless all as a result of sandy. >> meantime folks right here are continuing their part to help victims of the hurricane. in virginia, hundreds of aol employees loaded up an 18 wheeler with food, water and other socials. and fairfax, virginia, about 150 volunteers were putting together 10,000 ready to eat meals. >> i really believe that, you know, bringing the community together like this, we can change the world with little acts of generosity like this. >> the meals from that food drive will soon be sent to the salvation army in new york. >>> now we're talking redskins. if you thought the
. >>> on now to the continuing aftermath of super storm sandy. where victims in the heavily damaged parts in the northeast are keeping their eyes on the storm. a week after sandy, more than a million people in new york and new jersey are still in the dark tonight. there are gas shortages, mass transit problems and gridlocked traffic and the residents are just trying to get on with their lives. at least 110 people have died. and 40,000 in new york city are now homeless all as a result...
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and for everybody that does, we will donate a dollar to the red cross sandy relief fund. >>> new at 11:00, a new top cop sets a precedence next sunday. the department will have a new chief, the first female chief. she has served as deputy chief for the past five years. before that, are she served for 21 years with arlington county police. gavin will follow someone that was chief for 21 years. >>> breaking news in prince george's county. a police officer is involved in a crash and rushed to the hospital along with another driver. it happened about 9:00 tonight at the intersection of branch avenue and dyson road in brandywine. you have a sky9 picture there. police tell us this was an unmarked police cruiser. it was responding to a call with its lights and sirens on. neither driver has suffered life-threatening injuries. the crash is being investigated. >>> what if we told you meth could help fight the flu. we know methamphetamine can kill brain flu. meth treated cells had a lower concentration of the virus in them. researchers believe the study could help them find safe compounds of the
and for everybody that does, we will donate a dollar to the red cross sandy relief fund. >>> new at 11:00, a new top cop sets a precedence next sunday. the department will have a new chief, the first female chief. she has served as deputy chief for the past five years. before that, are she served for 21 years with arlington county police. gavin will follow someone that was chief for 21 years. >>> breaking news in prince george's county. a police officer is involved in a crash...
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we have a team of correspondents covering the aftermath of sandy. first, we're going to go to anna werner who was there when more bodies were found on staten island today. anna? >> reporter: scott, many people here say that they live in the forgotten borough and that that has never been more true than in the wake of hurricane sandy. the devastation and pain are everywhere here, in the neighborhood where more people died than any other. 13 feet of water swept across mapleton avenue. >> we're leaving them in place. >> reporter: the national guard found the bodies here of two people trapped by the surge. one was in a window. catherine merced was also trapped next door. >> i heard her screaming but we couldn't help her. we were too late. >> reporter: essence berry hill escaped with her three children. this is what's left of her home. >> it hurts. i mean, i cried for a few days but there's nothing else i can do. i mean, there's no more water left in my body to cry. everything is gone and i'm accepting it now. >> army national guard, is anyone home? >> re
we have a team of correspondents covering the aftermath of sandy. first, we're going to go to anna werner who was there when more bodies were found on staten island today. anna? >> reporter: scott, many people here say that they live in the forgotten borough and that that has never been more true than in the wake of hurricane sandy. the devastation and pain are everywhere here, in the neighborhood where more people died than any other. 13 feet of water swept across mapleton avenue....
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what he and his family are dealing with after a tree almost destroyed their house during hurricane sandy. >>> plus we will speak to former republican presidential candidate newt gingrich and his wife is here, and they will talk about pearpship and they have books coming out. we will get it all in when we come back. >>> welcome back to the news at noon. one of the most well-known names in republican politics joins us now. he was a recent presidential candidate and of course, a former speaker of the house, newt gingrich is here and so is his beautiful wife calista. they have books coming out. i had a chance to read them a little bit already. quite good. and first we want to talk about the future of the republican party and some of the things going on as we move forward into the next four years. one of, and we've been talking about this locally in the newsroom, we've seen it on tv, and one of the biggest criticisms the president is facing during the first term and now we're starting to hear it again and doesn't necessarily reach across the aisle and make connections with people both the rep
what he and his family are dealing with after a tree almost destroyed their house during hurricane sandy. >>> plus we will speak to former republican presidential candidate newt gingrich and his wife is here, and they will talk about pearpship and they have books coming out. we will get it all in when we come back. >>> welcome back to the news at noon. one of the most well-known names in republican politics joins us now. he was a recent presidential candidate and of course, a...
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then along came hurricane sandy. in politics, a wise man told me once that you can never see around t corner. i don't want to minimize the tragic human dimensions of this giant storm and its aftermath, but this is a political program and the election is next tuesday, so here goes. we start with new jersey gov. christie prior to hurricane sandy. >> send you back to chicago -- give you the plane trip back to chicago you have earned. i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern and compassion for the people of our state. >> he has put his heart and soul into making sure that the people ofew jersey bounce back stronger than before. >> for the past several days, voters have seen the president on tv, at the white house, the red cross, as you just saw with the governor christie. they saw the president hugging victims and looking, well, presidential during the time of crisis. with the election practically on our doorstep, how will that the aftermath of sandy play out? >> it will play out good for president ob
then along came hurricane sandy. in politics, a wise man told me once that you can never see around t corner. i don't want to minimize the tragic human dimensions of this giant storm and its aftermath, but this is a political program and the election is next tuesday, so here goes. we start with new jersey gov. christie prior to hurricane sandy. >> send you back to chicago -- give you the plane trip back to chicago you have earned. i cannot thank the president enough for his personal...
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the department says many of the 78,000 new applications came in states that were hit hard by sandy. people in those states can claim unemployment if their workplace closes temporarily and they don't get paid from that. >>> a new survey finds companies plan to hire more college graduates next year. the good news. the michigan state university study predicts a 5% increase in the number of hiring for four year college grads. mba hiring though appears headed for a decline. >>> the ever popular twinkie and wonder bread will ask a bankruptcy court for permission to liquidate. they say they're bankrupt and they need their workers to accept an 8% pay cut along with other concessions. workers went on strike as a response. workers say they're being used as a scapegoat for several years of bad management. >> wow. twinkies however will last forever. >> that's true. i was just thinking that you know. that's going to last longer than the labor problems. >> fearing the twinkies won't be there anymore will have a run on twinkies at the store. >> the brand is not going to go away. you can't pay for
the department says many of the 78,000 new applications came in states that were hit hard by sandy. people in those states can claim unemployment if their workplace closes temporarily and they don't get paid from that. >>> a new survey finds companies plan to hire more college graduates next year. the good news. the michigan state university study predicts a 5% increase in the number of hiring for four year college grads. mba hiring though appears headed for a decline. >>> the...
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tomorrow, a nor'easter targets the same areas devastated by superstorm sandy. more than one million utility customers still have no power. mostly in new york and new jersey. fema says it has already spent nearly $200 million to house people who are homeless because of sandy, and temperatures fell into the 30s overnight, adding another layer of misery. david bernard, chief meteorologist of our miami affiliate cbs 4 is watching the forecast for us. david, where are the problems going to be today and tomorrow? >> well, the good news, norah, is when we look at the national weather this morning, we don't have a lot of problems. in fact, mostly, we just have a little bit of rain near chicago and a little bit of rain in north florida, but nothing that will cause any issues. let's go forward to tomorrow morning. this is the map wednesday morning. there is the coastal storm just off of cape hatteras. now there's two trends that have happened today. by wednesday evening, it appears the track of low might be a little bit further off the coast. if that's the case, the stro
tomorrow, a nor'easter targets the same areas devastated by superstorm sandy. more than one million utility customers still have no power. mostly in new york and new jersey. fema says it has already spent nearly $200 million to house people who are homeless because of sandy, and temperatures fell into the 30s overnight, adding another layer of misery. david bernard, chief meteorologist of our miami affiliate cbs 4 is watching the forecast for us. david, where are the problems going to be today...
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first, a body blow from superstorm sandy, then the upper cut from last night's nor'easter. hundreds of thousands down for the count. not a tko. an eko. electrical knockout. crews are out there working all night trying to restore power to thousands of family in the dark all over again. >> and all of a sudden, poof, and there were, back in the middle aims. shoe for this to happen again so soon is very frustrating. >> the nor'easter's snow and wind pushed down snow and power lines and enter fared with a whole host of post-sandy relief efforts. >>> we've heard about the folks in long lines to get gas. now officials are doing something about it but that solution brings its own brand of pain. starting tomorrow drivers in new york city with license plate numbers ending in odd numbers can get gas. on saturday, folks with even numbers. right now only 25% of the gas stations are open. >> our own reporter bruce leshan knows what it's like to have to start over apartment tree crashed down on his home during superstorm sandy forcing him and his family out. >> reporter: i'm learning a lo
first, a body blow from superstorm sandy, then the upper cut from last night's nor'easter. hundreds of thousands down for the count. not a tko. an eko. electrical knockout. crews are out there working all night trying to restore power to thousands of family in the dark all over again. >> and all of a sudden, poof, and there were, back in the middle aims. shoe for this to happen again so soon is very frustrating. >> the nor'easter's snow and wind pushed down snow and power lines and...
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analysts believe superstorm sandy was a major reason why. interesting to see what they do this month. toyota is recalling 2.7 million cars. 670,000 of them in the u.s. older prius hybrids if 2003 to 2009 are included in this recall. the automaker says they could have potentially defective steering. about half of the same priuses have water pumps that could cause the cars to stall out there. haven't been any accidents as a result of these problems. major recalls for toyota this year. this is the second multimillion vehicle recall. >> they had the greatest time making a comeback after the tsunami and here we go again. >> an interesting quality question. >> exactly. what you don't usually associate with toyota. >> thanks, jess. >> you got it. >>> a key witness at a congressional hearing on that meningitis outbreak is refusing to answer questions. >> 9news is back with more on that story plus your weather first in two minutes. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now. 4:43. coming up on 4:44. we were talking about something and howard remarke
analysts believe superstorm sandy was a major reason why. interesting to see what they do this month. toyota is recalling 2.7 million cars. 670,000 of them in the u.s. older prius hybrids if 2003 to 2009 are included in this recall. the automaker says they could have potentially defective steering. about half of the same priuses have water pumps that could cause the cars to stall out there. haven't been any accidents as a result of these problems. major recalls for toyota this year. this is the...
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then came hurricane sandy that took the focus off romney in the final week of the campaign. romney had expected to win. earlier in the day he told reporters he had written only one speech, a victory speech. >> it's about 1,118 words, and i'm sure it will change before i'm finished because i haven't passed it around to my family and friends and advisers to get their reaction. >> reporter: but in the end he delivered a concession speech, lasting just five minutes. >> i so wish that i had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction, but the nation chose another leader, and so ann and i join with you to earnestly pray for him and for this great nation. thank you and god bless america. >> reporter: you could see the sadness in romney as he gave that speech last night. it was a hard-fought campaign and as you said he didn't leave anything on the table. not only was it the end of the campaign after those 17 months on the campaign trail, it also is most likely the end of romney's political life, his wife ann said last night that he will not be runnin
then came hurricane sandy that took the focus off romney in the final week of the campaign. romney had expected to win. earlier in the day he told reporters he had written only one speech, a victory speech. >> it's about 1,118 words, and i'm sure it will change before i'm finished because i haven't passed it around to my family and friends and advisers to get their reaction. >> reporter: but in the end he delivered a concession speech, lasting just five minutes. >> i so wish...
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. >> reporter: this coastal new jersey community took a direct hit from sandy. saturday almost two weeks after the storm, many people got their first look at the damage. >> this is not my boat. >> reporter: john boil found a boat in his backyard. his 7-year-old vacation home filled with four feet of water. >> it's been through a few storms but this is absolutely the worst. >> reporter: in new york. >> we put in 12 packs in a bag. >> reporter: volunteers like sofia and her daughter fanned out across the city to assist people still struggling. >> they lost a lot of their stuff and their homes right next to the beach. they had a dance and some of us didn't make it through the dance and we're here to give them what they need. >> reporter: volunteers are working to distribute those essentials like blankets, water and diapers. all of these supplies have been donated. but some say help came too late. >> this has only been maybe a week and a half of, you know, fresh water, but for the first 5 or 6 days, no one was there. >> reporter: frustration is especially high on lo
. >> reporter: this coastal new jersey community took a direct hit from sandy. saturday almost two weeks after the storm, many people got their first look at the damage. >> this is not my boat. >> reporter: john boil found a boat in his backyard. his 7-year-old vacation home filled with four feet of water. >> it's been through a few storms but this is absolutely the worst. >> reporter: in new york. >> we put in 12 packs in a bag. >> reporter: volunteers...